Best of the Web - November

It's December and as of Wednesday I'm off on vacation for a few weeks. But fortunately we've got plenty of tutorials lined up from some very talented Photoshoppers, so you can look forward to plenty of holiday season Psdtuts+! In the meantime, here's a wrap of the best the Web had to offer in November...

Tutorial Wrap

Vector Polishing Techniques

In what is easily the best tutorial of the month, Nick La of WebDesignerWall shows us some techniques to make your vector illustration work really rock.

Water Spirit - Drawing Fire

The iMouse

Some tutorials have almost no practical application, but are fun to do anyway. The iMouse is one of those. The good thing is no matter how useful the end result, along the way you inevitably learn something new!

Smooth Glass Type

The Pen Tool Tutorial

The Pen Tool is one of those tools that a lot of new Photoshoppers struggle with initially (I know I did!). So this PhotoshopSupport overview is a great starting point if you're still getting to know it. And remember the pen is mightier than the ...

Drawing the Human Eye

Ever wonder how people illustrate eyes in Photoshop? Wonder no more, because Jezebel is spelling it out for us. While you're there, check out some of the other awesome tutorials on offer (especially the pixel graphic ones!)

Snowy Christmas Illustration

Yep it's December alright, and the holiday season is invading even our Photoshop workspaces. If you need to make Christmas cards or promotions, then you'll find this tutorial to put together a cartoony snow scene very handy.

(FREE!) Download Picks

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STOCKPHOTOS: StockVault

In the last few years, access to good, quality photos has really been revolutionized. Between cheap stock sites and Flickr, all of a sudden anyone can get great images. StockVault offers tons of images for free and the quality is not too bad at all!

BRUSH RESOURCE: VBrush

Judging by the fact that the homepage is last dated from 2004, I don't think VBrush is going to change very frequently. Fortunately, the site has some 160 brush sets for download, including some great grungy ones.